,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bfdd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #g1     
#bjaf ,mr4 ,thune introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to reauthorize the        
,federal ,communications ,commission for
 fiscal years #bjag and #bjah1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,,fcc         
,reauthorization ,act of #bjaf4  #b4    
,authorization of appropriations  7a7   
,in general ,section #f of the          
,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg      
,u4,s4,c4 #aef7 is amended to read as   
follows3  #f4 ,authorization of         
appropriations  7a7 ,in general ,there  
are authorized to be appropriated for   
the administration of this ,act by the  
,commission1 other than the activities  
described in subsection 7b71            
#cfa1aaf1jjj for fiscal year #bjag and  
#cdh1gaa1jjj for fiscal year #bjah1     

together with such sums as may be       
necessary for increases resulting from  
adjustments in salary1 pay1 retirement1 
other employee benefits required by law1
 and other nondiscretionary costs1 for  
each such fiscal year4  7b7 ,office of  
,inspector ,general ,of the amounts     
appropriated under subsection 7a71 not  
less than #aa1gea1jjj for fiscal year   
#bjag and not less than #aa1ijd1jjj for 
fiscal year #bjah shall be for salaries 
and expenses of the ,office of          
,inspector ,general of the ,commission4 
7c7 ,new or reconfigured facility ,of   
the amounts appropriated under          
subsection 7a7 for fiscal year #bjag1   
such sums as may be necessary not to    
exceed #af1hfg1jjj shall remain         
available until expended for necessary  
expenses of the ,commission associated  
with moving to a new facility or        
reconfiguring the existing facility to  
significantly reduce space consumption4 
7d7 ,offsetting collections ,of the sum 
appropriated in any fiscal year under   

this section1 a portion1 in an amount   
determined under section #i7;b71 shall  
be derived from fees authorized by      
section #i4  4  7b7 ,retention of       
revenues ,section #cji7;j77#h77;,b7 of  
the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg  
,u4,s4,c4 #cji7;j77#h77;,b77 is amended 
to read as follows3  7,b7 ,retention of 
revenues  7i7 ,in general               
,notwithstanding subparagraph 7,a7 and  
subject to clause 7ii7 of this          
subparagraph1 the salaries and expenses 
account of the ,commission shall retain 
as an offsetting collection such sums as
 may be necessary from such proceeds for
 the costs of developing and            
implementing the program required by    
this subsection4 ,such offsetting       
collections shall be available for      
obligation subject to the terms and     
conditions of the receiving             
appropriations account1 and shall be    
deposited in such accounts on a         
quarterly basis4 ,such offsetting       
collections are authorized to remain    

available until expended4 ,no sums may  
be retained under this subparagraph     
during any fiscal year beginning after  
,september #cj1 #aiih1 if the annual    
report of the ,commission under section 
#d7k7 for the second preceding fiscal   
year fails to include in the itemized   
statement required by paragraph 7#c7 of 
such section a statement of each        
expenditure made for purposes of        
conducting competitive bidding under    
this subsection during such second      
preceding fiscal year4  7ii7 ,cap       
,proceeds from the use of a competitive 
bidding system under this subsection    
that may be retained and made available 
for obligation under clause 7i7 shall   
not exceed #abd1jjj1jjj for fiscal year 
#bjag and #aaj1gej1jjj for fiscal year  
#bjah4  4  #c4 ,terms of office and     
vacancies ,section #d7;c7 of the        
,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg      
,u4,s4,c4 #aed7;c77 is amended to read  
as follows3  7c7 7#a7 ,a commissioner-- 
7,a7 shall be appointed for a term of #e

 years2  7,b7 except as provided in     
subparagraph 7,c71 may continue to serve
 after the expiration of the fixed term 
of office of the commissioner until a   
successor is appointed and has been     
confirmed and taken the oath of office2 
and  7,c7 may not continue to serve     
after the expiration of the session of  
,congress that begins after the         
expiration of the fixed term of office  
of the commissioner4  7#b7 ,any person  
chosen to fill a vacancy in the         
,commission-- 7,a7 shall be appointed   
for the unexpired term of the           
commissioner that the person succeeds2  
7,b7 except as provided in subparagraph 
7,c71 may continue to serve after the   
expiration of the fixed term of office  
of the commissioner that the person     
succeeds until a successor is appointed 
and has been confirmed and taken the    
oath of office2 and  7,c7 may not       
continue to serve after the expiration  
of the session of ,congress that begins 
after the expiration of the fixed term  

of office of the commissioner that the  
person succeeds4  7#c7 ,no vacancy in   
the ,commission shall impair the right  
of the remaining commissioners to       
exercise all the powers of the          
,commission4  4  #d4 ,submission of copy
 of certain documents to ,congress      
,section #d of the ,communications ,act 
of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #aed7 is amended
 by adding at the end the following3    
7p7 ,budget estimates and requests2     
legislative recommendations1 testimony1 
and comments on legislation  7#a7       
,budget estimates and requests ,if the  
,commission submits any budget estimate 
or request to the ,president or the     
,office of ,management and ,budget1 the 
,commission shall concurrently transmit 
a copy of that estimate or request to   
,congress4  7#b7 ,legislative           
recommendations1 testimony1 and comments
 on legislation  7,a7 ,in general ,if   
the ,commission submits any legislative 
recommendations1 testimony1 or comments 
on legislation to the ,president or the 

,office of ,management and ,budget1 the 
,commission shall concurrently transmit 
a copy thereof to ,congress4  7,b7      
,prohibition ,no officer or agency of   
the ,united ,states may require the     
,commission to submit legislative       
recommendations1 testimony1 or comments 
on legislation to any officer or agency 
of the ,united ,states for approval1    
comments1 or review prior to the        
submission of the recommendations1      
testimony1 or comments to ,congress4  4 
#e4 ,,gao report on ,,fcc regulatory fee
 structure  7a7 ,in general ,not later  
than #ahj days after the date of        
enactment of this ,act1 the ,comptroller
 ,general of the ,united ,states shall  
submit to the ,committee on ,commerce1  
,science1 and ,transportation of the    
,senate and the ,committee on ,energy   
and ,commerce of the ,house of          
,representatives a report on the current
 regulatory fee assessments and         
adjustment process of the ,federal      
,communications ,commission4  7b7       

,contents ,the ,comptroller ,general    
shall include in the report submitted   
under subsection 7a7-- 7#a7 a           
determination as to whether the current 
regulatory fee structure correlates to  
the actual workload of the ,federal     
,communications ,commission2  7#b7 a    
determination as to whether the current 
regulatory fees are reasonably related  
to the benefits provided to the payor of
 the fees2  7#c7 a determination as to  
whether the current regulatory fee      
structure has a disparate impact on     
certain payors or technologies2 and     
7#d7 recommendations as to how the      
current regulatory fee structure should 
be adjusted4  #f4 ,application of       
,antideficiency ,act to universal       
service program ,section #cjb of the    
,universal ,service ,antideficiency     
,temporary ,suspension ,act 7title ,,iii
 of ,public ,law #ajh-did2 #aah ,stat4  
#ciih7 is amended by striking ,december 
#ca1 #bjag1 each place it appears and   
inserting ,september #cj1 #bjah4  #g4   

,deposits for spectrum auctions ,section
 #cji7;j77#h77;,c7 of the               
,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg      
,u4,s4,c4 #cji7;j77#h77;,c77 is amended 
to read as follows3  7,c7 ,deposits ,any
 deposits the ,commission may require   
for the qualification of any person to  
bid in a system of competitive bidding  
pursuant to this subsection shall be    
deposited in the ,treasury4 ,within #de 
days following the conclusion of the    
competitive bidding--  7i7 the deposits 
of successful bidders shall be credited 
to the deposit fund of the ,treasury1   
except as otherwise provided in         
subparagraphs 7,d77ii71 7,e77ii71 7,f71 
and 7,g72 and  7ii7 the deposits of     
unsuccessful bidders shall be returned  
to such bidders4  4  #h4 ,joint board   
recommendation ,the ,federal            
,communications ,commission may not     
modify1 amend1 or change its rules or   
regulations for universal service       
support payments to implement the       
,february #bg1 #bjjd1 recommendations of

 the ,federal-,state ,joint ,board on   
,universal ,service regarding single    
connection or primary line restrictions 
on universal service support payments4